Closet-valve.



, I. RUHL. GLOSET VALVE.

PPLIUATION'FILED JULY15, 190s.

Patented Jan. v26, 1909.

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To all whom 'it may comiem: vBe' it known that I, J osEPH RUH. a citizen residing at ew Roounty of Westchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements `in Closet-yalves, of which the ollowing is a specification.,

The object of this invention is to rovide lan extremel simple and serviceable orm of iiush valve orl use particularly i the tank or cistern commonly employed to old a* quantity of water for -lushing closet bowls. The

majority of valves of thlsgtype at present in. use involve tle employment of washers and are somewhat complicated in structure. so that they readily get out of order, or ermit leakage-of the water from the flush ta The present invention aims to eliminate the disadvantages of the common forms of ilush tank valves.

For a full understanding of the present invention, and the merits and advantages thereof, refereceis to behad to the following detail description, and to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a view'showing the invention appl1ed,'dotted lines showing the movement o the valve; Fig.2 is an elevation of the valve mechanism looking in a different direction from that shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view 'bringing out more clearly the form of the valve; and Fig. 4 is a detail erspective view ofthe guide plate of the va ve.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts 'throughout the drawing and description. v In the drawings the numeral 1 denotes the flush tank or cistern with the bottom of .at its lower end in the valve seat 3a which is connected the usual pi e 2 leading to the closet bowl. The pipe 2 1s suitably secured to the tank 1, and connected with the upper end of the pi e 2 is a U-coupling or branch pipe 3. Wlt onebranch of the pipe 3 a goose neck 4 is connected in the customary way. The up branch of the coup ing 3 is flared to form a valve seat 3a upon which a, bulb valve 5 is adapted to be seated. The `valve 5 is' preferably hollow and ,made of resilient substance such as rubber so that it will conformreadily to the shape of and iit snugly when thev valve is closed.. Connected with the Specification of Letters Patent. I

Appnaaan mea my 1s, isos. serai No. 443,101.

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Patented Jan. 26, 1.909.

upper end of the valve 5 is a lift rod 6 which in turn is connected with a suitable operating lever 7 ladapted to be actuated by a chain 8, or the valve 5 may be raised and lowered with respect to its valve seat by any suitable means desired. Rigidly attached to the up er end of the coupling 3 just below .the Va ve seat 3a thereof is a guide yoke 9 provided in its upper end with an opening through which the rod 6 passes, and mounted for vertical movement in the space between the' sides of the oke 9 is a circular guide plate 10. The p ate 10 is provided with a central opening 11 permitting said plate to lpass below thejupper ortionof the coupling ve seat 3. provided in the opposite edge 3 formed with, the va N otches are portions of the plate 10, as shown at 10, and these notches receive the sides of the yoke 9 and guide theplate 10 in its vertical movement with the valve 5.. The plate 10 is secured to the -lift rod 6 by means of a lifting yoke 12 the lower ends of which are secure to the plate by detachable fastenings, such as nuts 13. Any suitable means may be employed-to attach the lifting yoke 12 to the rod 6, and it will be apparent that the movement of the valve 5 upwardly is limited by engagement ot; the yo e 12 with.,y the guide yo e 9 before described. The parts connected with the valve are so arranged that accurate seatin of the valve is obtained in the operation t ereof, the oke 12 and plate 10 not only serving as a vantageous guide of the valve, but also constituting weight means adapted to exert a downward force sullicient to cause the valve to enter and iit closely against its seat 3, the plate 10 assuming a position below the seat 3a when the valve 1s at the lower limit of its movement.

It will be obvious that the present invention is readily adapted to be used in various Ways and gilaces where it is required to employ an a mg valve.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

wIn a closet valve, the combination of apipe element provided at its upper end with a valve seat, a guide yoke the opposite sides of which are secured rlgidly to said pipe, a bulb valve arranged to open and close with respect to saidseat, a lift rod attached to the valve solutely tight and reliable workmovement site sides of the vulve, and a gui E @mete and passing through the guide yoke at the upper end of the lutter, a lifting yoke hevin its middle )ortion connected Wlth the lift ro and the siiics of which are arranged at oppoe plate having u central opening for the valve and surrounding the upper end of said ipe when the vulve is closed, said plate having notches in In testimony whereof I ax my signeture in presence of two Witnesses.

JOSEPH RUHL. Witnesses:

WILLIAM J. MoDoNNnLL, I. FRANK FELLEMAN. 

